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During my moulding days we made various valve bodies and the other cast components from 2" to 20"sizes. These were mainly for Sealand Engineering at Keighley.We also made the valve chests, suction, and delivery, in sizes up to 30" ,all made in cast iron of various grades. An unusual job was the huge 60" valve seats in stainless steel we made for the Water boards.I understood these were for Gate valves.All of these were machined elsewhere.
Some challenges , yes, but always job satisfaction of a job well done.The inquests if any came back as faulty were a little painful.